Does the fame require me to work and have public appearances (i.e. celebrity/actor/etc.), or can I be just a rich famous person without it? If it’s the latter, I’d take it. Be rich and famous but will fuck off somewhere on a private residence (gated mansion or island) and just live normally like I do now. Then if I want to travel or watch a concert, being rich gets you privileges like VIP entry where you can avoid the hassle of crowds.

I’m actually George Clooney. (This is my alt.) And if you think you get a lot of texts from politicians begging for money, try being me. I had to turn on my burner phone for my wife my because her bestie said men with two phones cheat. I was like, “I’m not fucking the entire Democratic Party, Amal. If I gave them my real number, my iPhone would buzz every 2 seconds like this Boost Mobile one. We’d have to use walkie-talkies to plan dinner.”

Quiet and peaceful is underrated.

Money yes fame hell no it used to be seen as the curse of greatness now its seen as the goal idk what's wrong with people.

Honestly I can't see why you'd choose average, non-wealthy. If you want quiet and peaceful, you're sure to get it when wealthy, just pay for a large residence and security on the outskirts, then stay inside. Use disguises/body doubles when going out. Except for a little organizational overhead, which you can also pay people to do for you, you can have everything you want when you're famous and wealthy.

I've worked for and with some famous people. It doesn't look like fun, I wouldn't want it for myself. You're surrounded by enablers who will reinforce your worst character traits. The public gets exhausting to deal with after a while. Sometimes you're just having a bad day and don't feel like taking selfies with random strangers instead of going about your day. Public figures can be difficult to get along with in close settings because of all these reasons and more.

Wouldn't want to be one, I'll happily take their money though.

I prefer knowing that my relationships are genuine and no one is sucking up or trying to get anything from me.

Quiet and peaceful.

If I could be rich but nobody knew, then sure.

Not into flashy things anyways

Average. Not much you can do with fame if it doesn't come with a little power.

Quiet and peaceful please :)

Can I get the quiet and peaceful but be able to actually afford a house somewhere with reasonable transit and walkability without having to work more than 40 hours per week?

Famous enough that there's a steady fan base listening to my music (a thousand people internationally sounds great to me) but nothing more than that. I want that genuine fandom, where people actually enjoy being in a niche and no one stalks you and generally people don't know you wherever you go.

Not even for the money, but just to feel appreciated and to know I have a positive impact on people, that's all I want.

If it's only the two extremes? Yeah I'm totally cool with a quiet life.

Average, but quiet and peaceful life and it's not even close. Being famous sounds like a massive chore.

I'm perfectly content with my current average life. Fame would only bring more worries and stress, even if it'd also bring more luxury

I just would've been born somewhere else and being middle class. That's it. I've been a poor outsider most of my life and nothing is going to change.

Quiet and peaceful would be enough for most (but one person peace is another one war unfortunately).

I imagine a World on Earth were each of us can contribute with his own talent/passion in which we can exchange freely: information, crafts, skills, goods, etc directly without intermediaries or money (that only a few can print)

In the same time realizing the world we currently live in I'm following this quote: "If you want peace, prepare for war!"

"Amat victoria curam" for those few...

Be well, God bless!

Is rich and non-famous an option? That would be dope.

I guess rich and famous would be good, although I'd live about the same way and just pour it into passion projects Bill Gates-style.

The latter. I want glamour, wealth and luxurious accommodation.

I want the latter. Being famous and rich will give me the power to spend my wealth on causes that I deem worthy. It will also give me the power to infulence people to some extent in order to achieve my goals.